Yes—the crucifixion only has saving power because the man on the cross is the Creator God.
Les Feldick teaches that the Jesus who died on the cross was the same God who created everything in Genesis 1:1 and was manifested in the flesh. Since He is the God of glory, He could pay the sin debt of every human being from Adam to the end of time. If He were anything less, His death would have no greater saving value than any other crucifixion.
Genesis 1:1 — The Bible's opening verse establishes that God created all things, and Les identifies this Creator as the same Jesus who died on the cross.
Colossians 1:15-16 — Paul explicitly gives Christ credit for creation, showing that Jesus is the Creator God.
Genesis 1:1 says, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." The New Testament goes on to identify Jesus as that Creator. Colossians 1:15 calls Him "the image of the invisible God," and verse 16 says, "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him." So Scripture itself gives Jesus credit for being the Creator God.
Les Feldick drives home that the Jesus who died on the cross is the same God who created everything in Genesis 1:1—the only difference being that He was manifested in the flesh. He explains that the crucifixion was not just another execution; it was the Creator God Himself taking human flesh to the cross, where God poured out all His wrath for sin from Adam to the last person who will ever live. Because He is the God of glory, Christ could pay the sin debt of every human being. Les insists that we must never lose sight of who Jesus really is, otherwise our Gospel becomes a farce.
Les says the biggest problem in Christianity today is that people do not really know who Jesus Christ is. He describes teaching a living-room class where he laid out that Jesus of the cross was the same God who created everything in Genesis 1:1, and it blew their minds even though they had been in church all their lives. He also recalls teaching a class in Iowa that the people who nailed Christ to the cross were created beings crucifying their Creator, which shook the students because they had never thought of Jesus that way.
Les teaches that Christ could have never paid the sin debt of every human being from Adam until the end of time had He not been the God of glory. On the cross, God poured out all of His wrath for sin, with every sin from Adam to the last person laid on Christ. Because He is the Creator Himself and not just another created being, the crucifixion was unique. If Jesus were anything less, our Gospel would be a farce.
The Bible's opening verse states that God created the heavens and the earth, and Colossians 1:15-16 identifies Christ as the one by whom all things were created. Scripture itself gives Jesus the credit for creation, making His identity as Creator a biblical truth rather than merely a theological idea.
Crucified With Christ: What It Means to Be a New Creation (Romans 6 & Galatians 2)
He considers our old Adam. I better put the old up here, so we're sure we understand. God sees our old Adam as on the cross. And all this is basic to our salvation. Again, I have to be reminded that so many believers have told me, after hearing me teach a while, that they've enjoyed an assurance of salvation that they never had before.
Created Beings Crucified Their Creator
Les shocks his class by pointing out that those who nailed Christ to the cross were created beings crucifying their Creator, and the same God died the death we should have died.
Jesus of Nazareth Is the Creator Manifested in Flesh
Les explains that Jesus of Nazareth was the same God of Genesis 1:1, only manifested in the flesh, so faith in Him is not faith in a mere carpenter but in the Creator who took on redemption.
The Timeline Brings Christ's Identity Into Focus
Les says the biblical timeline helps people see that the same Jesus Christ who created the universe is the one who will defeat death itself.
Creator God Paid the Sin Debt
Les teaches that Christ had to be the God of glory in order to pay the sin debt of every human being, and that Jesus is the fleshly manifestation of the invisible God.
The Christ of the Cross Is the Creator
Les warns that too many believers are unaware of who Jesus really is, emphasizing that the Christ of the cross was the same God who created everything and that the New Testament gives Him credit for creation.
Creator God Bore the Wrath for All Sin
Les explains that the crucifixion was unique because Jesus was the Creator God Himself who took on human flesh, so on the cross God poured out His wrath for all sin from Adam onward.
The Second Man Is the Lord From Heaven
Les insists that Christ was not just another created being but the Creator Himself, the Lord from heaven, and that without this understanding our Gospel is a farce.
Genesis 1:1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
This foundational verse names God as the Creator of all things, and Les identifies this Creator as Jesus.
Colossians 1:15: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
This verse describes Christ as the image of the invisible God, showing His divine identity.
Colossians 1:16: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
This verse explicitly gives Christ the work of creating all things, confirming He is the Creator God.
Yes. Les teaches that Christ as we know Him in the New Testament was the Creator of the Old Testament. He says Jesus of Nazareth was the same God of Genesis 1:1, the only difference being that He was manifested in the flesh.
Because Jesus was the Creator God Himself who took on human flesh. Unlike the thousands of other crucifixions, God poured out all of His wrath for sin on Christ on that cross, from Adam to the last person who will ever live.
Yes. Les says that if Christ had not been the God of glory, He could never have paid the sin debt of every human being. If He were just another created being, our Gospel would be a farce.